Kizza Besigye
Kizza Besigye | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe 22 April 1956 |
| Party | Forum for Democratic Change |
| Other political affiliations | National Resistance Movement (until 1999) |
| Spouse | Winnie Byanyima |
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| Relatives | Olive Kobusingye (sister) |
| Alma mater | Makerere University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Uganda |
| Branch | NRA (1982–1986) UPDF |
| Service years | 1982–1999 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Conflicts | Ugandan Bush War War in Uganda (1986–1994) |
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Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe (/ˈbɛsɪdʒi/; born 22 April 1956), commonly known by his nickname Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye, is a Ugandan physician, politician, and former military officer. He served as the president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party and was an unsuccessful candidate in Uganda's 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016 presidential elections, losing all of them to the incumbent, Yoweri Museveni, who has been president of Uganda since 1986. The results of the 2006 elections were contested in court, and the court found massive rigging and disenfranchisement. Besigye allowed an early internal FDC election for a successor president, which took place on 24 November 2012.